Well it seems I’m back in the good old blogging seat. My chair may have changed. The computer I use. The country I sit in. And even my last name. But one thing is for sure…I will always write. And this time, as a newlywed, can you guess what drove me back to this good …

I start work at 8:30 every morning. When I arrive, coffee mug in hand, my morning usually plays out roughly the same way each day. I take off my coat and settle into my office. Often I take a few minutes to read emails, check my facebook, and create my “MUST DO” list in my …

Well, hello January 2nd! For some reason, I find it incredibly hard to believe that a full year has passed. 2013 was one of the busiest years of my life, it was full of hustle and stress and motivation. At times it felt like I was mimicking a horror movie character, fleeing from the horrifying …

Today is International Women’s Day. A global celebration of the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. I am proud to be a woman, to be part of a group of women that are capable of so much more than the world often realizes. Over the next week, I will be … Continue reading →

You Will Hear Thunder by Anna Akhmatova — You will hear thunder and remember me, And think: she wanted storms. The rim Of the sky will be the colour of hard crimson, And your heart, as it was then, will be on fire. That day in Moscow, it will all come true, when, for the … Continue reading →

Gratitude is defined as “the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.” It is a “quality” that I believe to be incredibly important. Something that every person should foster in their own lives, in order to both increase the level of happiness and fulfillment in our own lives and … Continue reading →

Writing this feels premature. Like I’m pushing something out from behind the curtain before the last scene has finished reading. I like to start things at the beginning. The first of the month, the beginning of the week, the beginning of the year. It just seems more linear to me, and as much as I … Continue reading →

Psalm 143:8-12 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Rescue me from my enemies, Lord, for I hide myself in you. Teach me to do your will, for you are … Continue reading →

We learn the greatest lessons from those we deem as different. Whether those differences lay in our religion, our lifestyle, our sexual orientation, our jobs, our race, or simply in the music we choose to listen to; these people are the one’s we learn the most about ourselves from and the most about the things … Continue reading →

I’ve been in a weird place lately; a lot of difficult things have been happening in my life and in the lives of a lot of people I care for and while it’s never easy to admit, I’m overwhelmed by it all. I’m feeling out of control and broken and incredibly anxious. I’ve been sleeping … Continue reading →

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Twenty Three & Counting is my hopeful attempt at intentional living, finding focus, learning to be present, and recording happiness when it strikes. This is a place for hopes, dreams, and goals to find wings. Or maybe I just like to write pretty things.

Started in 2013 as an enthusiastic attempt at regular writing and practiced gratitude, Twenty Three & Counting has transformed as much as I have. Now living in Oregon, far away from my familiar, with my new husband living a brand new life...I can only imagine what could come of this little corner of the internet.